Legal Nigeria

Chairman Conference Planning Committee for the second International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Africa Regional Conference, Mrs. Boma Ozobia, OON; (left), Chairman, Sub Committee on Finance, Chief Anthony Idigbe,(SAN) and Chairman Sub Committee on Media and Publicity, Mrs. Josephine Akinwunmi, during […]

Barely two months after its introduction, whistle-blowing has been yielding results. The Federal Government has so far recovered billions in naira and millions in dollars. The most stunning recovery was from former Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Group Managing Director […]

Oluwaseun Oladapo, 27, who killed human rights lawyer, Kunle Fadipe, was sentenced to death on Friday.Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, sentenced Oladapo to death by hanging for killing the lawyer.The judge found the convicted person guilty […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered 17 exotic vehicles in a warehouse belonging to a former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde.The warehouse on Nnamdi Azikwe Street, Kaduna, has been sealed off.Two […]

Fed Govt seeks court’s nod to seize cashTelecoms firm claims moneyWho owns an account in which N8.4billion has been found?This is the puzzle that detectives are battling to resolve, following the discovery of the bank account which has no signatories.The […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has nominated nine lawyers, including six Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court at the instance of Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. However, some lawyers […]

Nice strategy to recover looted funds. But it poses some ethical concernThe percentage-cut reward policy for whistle-blowers that help to reclaim looted funds is nice strategy, and that is stating the obvious.But if you still doubt, just see its remarkable […]